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In the Know: sustainability
DISPLAYS OF AWARENESS
Globally renowned museums are using cutting-edge tech to increase understanding of climate change
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Climbing High Ireland-based trekking company Earth’s Edge is now running all-female expeditions to the top of Kilimanjaro. As well as all the climbers being women, the company employs local women to work as guides, doctors, cooks and porters, with the aim of encouraging more female staff to the climbing profession in Tanzania.
The Design Museum, London, UK
Wave of Change Iberostar Group has made a long- term commitment to protecting the environment and is taking steps toward its ambitious goals. All Iberostar hotels and resorts have been free of single-use plastic since 2020, and the group is aiming for its operations to be carbon neutral by 2030. Its ‘Wave of Change’ initiative is also bringing sustainable seafood to the table by working with suppliers to source local and seasonal items.
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isitor attractions are pioneering imaginative uses of technology to address climate change in exhibitions
and galleries around the world. London’s Design Museum, for instance, recently used augmented reality to reveal the effects of climate change on its exterior, in a collaboration with architect Mariam Issoufou Kamara and Snapchat. Visitors used AR technology to see the museum adapting to
extreme weather conditions. Nearby, the Science Museum is opening an interactive gallery dedicated to climate change in 2023. In the U.S., The Smithsonian has
collaborated with Hydrous and Adobe on an interactive exhibit for smartphones that brings the oceans to life, using the museum’s 3D collection of scanned corals. It reveals the importance of marine habitats to the fight against climate change.
Thailand’s Pledge Thailand is the first country to adopt the UNESCO Sustainable Travel Pledge. More than 500 hotels in the country have signed the pledge, which confirms actions already taken and a commitment to protect the environment, conserve energy, support workers and preserve cultural identities.
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